I can commiserate. I just finished up five months shooting across Europe and in Dubai for a documentary about the Palm Islands. The money is great, but that kind of stretch takes a lot out of you. Now I'm back (first trying to get over the jetlag) and can focus on finishing the book and getting it to the publisher by the due date.

Cool, congratulations David! Enjoy the time off. Guess you'll be hanging out here more often now as well?

Hey Matthew, are you kidding? That's the best way to learn, making mistakes on someone else's film and not your own! Just be honest and up front about your screw-ups and don't make the same mistake twice, that's all. The trouble is, there are always tons of new mistakes to be made. Hint: don't set up a heavy tripod with a janky leg lock next to a huge plate glass window -- I learned that one the hard way.

Just completed today seven months of work on HBO's "Big Love". I'm free to lie around the house watching DVD's for awhile...

Congratulations, David!I look forward to seeing your work, though I know it may take a while for HBO to distribute it on this side of the world. Enjoy your well deserved time off, I know how good the first two weeks after such a long shoot feel!

Hey Matthew, are you kidding? That's the best way to learn, making mistakes on someone else's film and not your own! Just be honest and up front about your screw-ups and don't make the same mistake twice, that's all. The trouble is, there are always tons of new mistakes to be made. Hint: don't set up a heavy tripod with a janky leg lock next to a huge plate glass window -- I learned that one the hard way.